The post-Katrina flood caused significant electrical and mechanical damage to the auditorium in Louis Armstrong Park. The city said the new FEMA grant will pay for repairs to those systems, as well as new flooring, walls and seats. The city said the grant is "an encouraging step forward," but more money will be needed to fully restore the facility.

Other grants included almost $8 million to fix the animal control facility of the Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, $6.2 million for roadwork and $2.7 million for the New Orleans Museum of Art, among others.